Ironing board



April l5 1924. 1 1,490,435

' B. R. sAcKETT f IRONING BOARD Filed` Jan. s, 1922 A TTRNEYS PatentedApr. l5, 1924.

UNITED STATES Bunn n. sAcxE'rT, or mens om, lussounr. :nome nom.

Application led January 3, 1922. Serial No. 526,686.

To all whom t may con-cem:

Be it known that I, BURR R. Sacxm'ra citizen of the United States, and aresident of Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ironing Boards,

of which the following is a full, clear, and' exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing boards, and it consistsin the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein describedand claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an ironing board which isadapted to iron the side of the article disposed thereagainstsimultaneously with the ironing of the opposite side of the article.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which has means operable at will for heating the side of thearticle disposed adjacent to the board.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which has the switch plug to which the iron is connected,secured to the board, whereby the length of electric cord connecting theiron with the plug is materially reduced.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed whic is simple in construction, ei'fiicient for the' purposeintended, and which is 'not likely to easily get out of order.

@ther objects and advantages will appear in the following speciication,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming part ofthis application, in which- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of thedevice,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device, and

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3 3 of Figure 2. y

1n carrying out my invention, l provide an ironing board 1 which isprovided with a rectangular opening 2. A plate 3 is secured to the underside of the board 1 by means of nails or screws 4 and is adapted tocover the opening 2 (see Figures 2 and 3) The opening 2 has a lining ofasbestos 5 disposed therearound for a purpose hereafter de scribed. Theupper surface of the board 1 is hollowed out as shown in Figure 3 andhas an aluminum plate 6 disposed therein.,

' It will be seen that the plate 6 has a downwardly turned ilantge 7which is adapted to engage the sides o the board 1, the iange beingsecured to the board by means of screws'8. 1t will further beobservedthat the plate 6 is thickest at the center thereof and taperstoward the outer edges thereof (see Flgure 3). An asbestos cloth 9 isdisposed over the plate 6 and is held thereon by means of a cloth 10which is dis osedl around the entire board. 1 dispose resistance wires11 in the opening 2 and connect them by means of wires' 12 to a switch13, the switch being carried by the board 1. rlfhe switch 13 has asocket la integral therewith in which a plug 15 is adapted to bedisposed. As clearly shown in Figure 1, the plug 15 is disposed in thesocket 1t and is 1n electrical connection with a house socket 16. Aswitch 17 and a socket 1S are vin electrical connection with the socket16. A plug 19 is `disposed in the socket 18 and is connected by wires 20to an iron 21 of ordinary constructien.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. 1t will be observed fromthe foregoing construction that the plate 6 may be heated at will bymerely ciosing the switch 13. 1t is obvious of course that the switch 13has been placed in electrical connection with the socket 16 by means ofthe plug 15 which is disposed in the socket 111 and which in turn is inelectrical connection with a lplug 22 which is disposed in the socket16.. lihe iron 21 may also be heated at will by merely closing theswitch 17.

When an article is desired to be ironed, it is placed on the board 1 andthe switches 13 and 17 are closed, whereby the plate '6 and the iron 21arel heated. llJhe operator may then iron the article in the ordinarymanner. 1t will be observed, however, that the article is ironed on bothsides at the same time, since the iron brings the portion of the articleagainst the heated cloth 10 which in turn irons the under, side of thearticle. lin case the plate 6 or the iron 21 get too hot, the switches13 or 17 may be opened which will cut od the supply of electricity tothese members. 1t is also obvious that the board 1 can be used in thesame manner as an ordinary ironing board, since the switch 13 may beopened, thus shutting 0E the current to the plate 6. rlihe wires 20connecting the iron 21 to the plug 19 may be much shorter in length thanis normally re uired, since the plug 19 is disposed in the soc et 18which is carried by the board 1, instead of being disposed in the socket16 which 1s normally the case. This permits the operator to move theiron 21 with more freedom than he is able to do if the iron wasconnected directly to the socket 16. It also permits the operator tohave the controlling switch of the iron within easy range, since theswitch is disposed directly beneath the board 1 Within easy reach of theoperator. p

From the foregoing, it will be observed that I have provided an ironingboard which is adapted to iron the side of the article abuttingthereagainst simultaneously with the ironing of the upper side of thearticle.

The device is very simple in construction and may be readily used as anordinary ironing board if desired.

I claim:

An ironing boardv having an opening therein, a heat retaining plateadapted to cover the entire upper surface of said board, said platebeing thick at the center and relatively thin at the sides thereof, aflange on said plate being adapted to abut the sides of said board, asecond plate being adapted to close the under side of the opening, athin piece of heat resisting material disposed on said first namedplate, a cloth disposed around said board, and an electric heatingelement disposedin the opening.

BURR R. SACKETT.

